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junk food

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Food with little or no nutritional value; alternatively, food that supplies a large amount of nutrients but also excess calories, excess sugar or starch, and so on.

countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“The episode begins with a lifetime of junk food, beer and no exercise catching up with Homer in the form⟳ of painful heart contractions.”
“Junk foods and fast foods such as pizzas, hot dogs, doughnuts, cookies, cakes, and so on increase⟳ inflammation, promote⟳ insulin resistance, and increase⟳ the risk⟳ of diabetes and obesity.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

junk food news junk gun junk in the trunk junk job junk mail junk mailer

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